subject: Fitting Children's Bed Guards [print this page] Fitting Children's Bed Guards Fitting Children's Bed Guards
There comes a time in every child's early life when they will need to be moved out of their cot into a bigger bed. At this time it is advisable to fit a bed guard to their bed to keep them safe at night. Some parents do not like to feel they are putting a barrier up to the kids but really it doesn't have to feel like a prison.
Traditional bed guards are quite cumbersome things and these are the ones that parents have in mind when they think they do not want one. They are often large, heavy wooden slatted guards that have to be bolted on to the bed. They are a pain when you are wanting to take the guard off and then put it back on again which is actually more often than you think.
When you want to read your child a bed time story you will want to take the guard off so you can sit on the edge of the bed and not have to talk through the rails. Also if your child wants to play games on their bed during the day then you wouldn't really want the guard up.
Rather than have to deal with the difficulties of fitting and unfitting a large wooden bed guard in the traditional way there are modern alternatives available. Firstly you may be able to find inflatable bed guard rails which can be used as an easier to fit alternative.
Secondly there are foam bed guards which can be fitted beneath the sheets in order to form a wedge shaped barrier to the child. This is much less restrictive on the child and is actually much more comfortable. They can roll up against it as they fidget in their sleep without banging themselves and waking themselves up.
When it comes to story time or play time the bed guard can remain in place as it can just be sat on without damaging it. It is hard wearing foam which springs back into shape once you have sat on it.
The other great thing about it being made from foam is that it is extremely lightweight and therefore is portable. It can be taken for sleep overs at friend or family and it is also great for taking away on holiday.
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